RECAP: CzechMatch with CzechInvest, September 2019
VentureOut Team | September 2019
From September 22nd through the 27th of 2019, the VentureOut team powered the third edition the CzechMatch NYC Program. Designed in partnership with CzechInvest, the CzechMatch program is an intense program designed for Czech startups that are planning on expanding into the United States.
Brigr is changing the way the internet is consumed globally. With Brigr the apps can be used even without data balance in roaming situations and emergencies for free. Coming as a standardized SDK into mobile apps, Brigr may increase Uber's rides by 3-4% daily, mobile ads impressions by 10% and has multiple similar applications.
Pikto Digital is a Czech corporation delivering ecofriendly digital-focused solutions in the textile printing field. Our basic machine will SAVE you 7 tons of chemicals, 65 tons of water, 700 thousand kWh per one million square meters of fabric.
Compared to the traditional stenters, you will SAVE at least 35% of energy.
PROTOPRINT is developing a 3D printing Hot-ends to help global 3D printing communities, reduce major challenges such as printing time, maintenance and energy consumption thanks to the advanced materials and smart design of Hot-end's heating core.
Prorocketeers provides forest management mobile and web application with offline functionality to help foresters and drivers (employees in the field) manage wood production, logging, transport or sales, easily manage wood stores in forest (by GPS localization and overview of all selected wood stores on a map) and the quality of wood, thus effectively prevent degradation and waste, predicts profits based on various factors, coordinate foresters and drivers and reducing pollution from unnecessary transportation. A prototype Leseekoff is a unique product that includes simplicity and an affordable price.
CzechInvest promotes the Czech Republic abroad as a suitable destination for investments. It is the exclusive organisation that may submit applications for investment incentives to the governing bodies. The agency also supports Czech firms that are interested in becoming involved in the supply chains of multinational companies.
Through its services and development programmes, CzechInvest contributes to the development of domestic firms, Czech and foreign investors and the business environment as a whole.
VentureOut is proud to have had the opportunity to organize this first CzechMatch program on behalf of our partner CzechInvest. We run multiple programs a year on behalf of CzechInvest, accelerating Czech startups at different maturity stages, but all willing to expand to the US market.
A One-week MATCHMAKING Program:
CzechMatch is all about meetings with potential investors and business partners: finding the right people to meet with, but also helping the start-ups prepare for presentations and meetings.
The program actually starts with a long preparation phase during which the VentureOut team gets to discuss with all the companies and assess their needs, as well as understand the types of meetings each company is looking for.
Then comes the dense week in NYC: the program is a mix of group activities, one-to-one mentoring sessions, business meetings, and pitching opportunities.
Pictured below: some of the highlights of the program.
Workshops & Mentoring
Education and Mentoring are the backbones of any VentureOut program. By partnering with thought leaders in key areas, we give our startups an unfair advantage by arming them with best practices used to scale the most successful companies in Silicon Valley.
One-on-One Mentoring with Sumya Ojakli from Theorem^3
Digital Marketing Workshop with Metric Digital
One-on-One Mentoring with Brett Brody from Source
Office Visits & BUSINESS MEETINGS
We provided our startups with an opportunity to sit down in a fireside chat setting with some of the top investors and entrepreneurs in the tech space in NYC.
Notable Guests
Our startups were also fortunate enough to meet and pitch their business to Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš and Deputy Prime Minister (and Minister of Industry and Trade) Karel Havlíček, who took time out while attending a UN event in NYC.
The Pitch Night
The pitch night is the capstone of the program. We started with networking, cocktails, and hors-d’oeuvres. Following a round of introductions, each startup pitched for 3 minutes and received feedback from each investor on the panel. The night was capped off with more networking and refreshments.
Paul is an associate at HOF Capital where he leverages his technical background to build out HOF’s technology stack, which is used to source deals and test investment hypotheses.
He previously was a Software Engineer at Addepar, a Forward Deployed Engineer at Palantir., and a fellow at Lightspeed Venture Partners. Paul received his Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science with a focus in Artificial Intelligence from Stanford University.
Dr. Matthew Rosenberg is working at FundRX as Venture Partner.
Dr. Matthew Rosenberg invests in private and public entities, predominantly in healthcare. He previously founded and sold Opake, a cloud-based SaaS solution to power practice management. Beforehand, he worked at McKinsey & Company, where he advised clients in the payor, provider, medical device and pharmaceutical industries. In addition, he served as an Independent Director of a publicly-traded medical device company. Matthew received his bachelor's Phi Beta Kappa from Harvard and his MD from Yale.
Michael has joined the JVP team after completing Morgan Stanley’s Analyst program in New York City. As part of his role there, Michael supported the firm’s expanding Structured Products group, focusing on a diverse range of deals for financing growing technology platforms, commercial real estate acquisitions, and secured lending transactions. Michael completed his bachelor’s degree in Economics at Columbia University.
Experience in specialty chemical industry (cosmetic and drug ingredients), wellness industries (nutrition, weight loss), consumer marketing.
Led privately held global cosmetic ingredient business (Lipo Chemicals) through several stages of its growth. Sold company in 2010. After transitioning business, began angel investing in late 2012.
Private company portfolio includes: Imagine Air (air charter), Selvera (weight loss), Stylinity (fashion tech), Voz Apparel (fashion), Rip van Wafels (food), GameCo (gaming), Gel-e (biotech), True Made Foods, Myndlift (medical), and more.
McCarter & English is a law firm of over 400 lawyers in 9 offices throughout North America with a global practice. McCarter’s Venture Capital & Emerging Companies Group, of which partner Joe Daniels is co-chair, focuses on the formation, financing, growth and exit of fast-growth technology, life sciences and consumer companies for both founders and investors.
With great pride borne over 45 years as a regional law firm, Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi, formerly Wolff & Samson, continues to advance our client’s legal and business success through in-depth insight and creative solutions. As respected legal and business advisors, our attorneys play an integral role working closely with clients from a diverse range of industries on matters big and small, on a local, regional and national basis.
Brex is transforming B2B payments by creating corporate cards, rewards, and travel programs that are tailored to specific industries.
In 2018 Brex launched the first corporate card and rewards program specifically designed for startups and newly formed companies. Brex has no personal guarantee for
founders, higher limits, rewards tailor-made for startups and the best
technology and expense management features.
Here at OCO we’ve been working at the heart of Trade and Investment for 20 years. Whether its leading agencies such as DIT, JETRO, Invest Hong Kong, partnering with the world’s most high profile consulting firms, or working with companies directly, OCO supports its clients in building and executing successful plans to attract international investment and grow businesses in new markets.
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Rent24 is a co-working community and venture incubator dedicated to digital start-up companies in NYC. They help tech entrepreneurs develop their business in the US or Europe by leveraging their space and support infrastructure.
Clarity PR is an international public relations agency specializing in strategic communications for fast-growth technology companies. The company is known for its strategic approach to PR and its impactful, editorially-driven media relations campaigns. Headquartered in London with offices in New York and Berlin, the Clarity team works with companies ranging from promising new startups to multinational organizations. In 2016, Clarity was ranked among PR Week's Top 150 technology PR firms in the UK.
